When a team of East German gymnasts visits Sweet Valley. it's one of the biggest events in the history. Jessica and Elizabeth - and the whole Wakefield family - are right in the center of things. They're playing host to Christoph Beckmann, a cute blue-eyed boy who happens to be one of the best gymnasts on the team.
As the days go by, the twins learn more and more about their new friend. He tells them that it is his parents who wish him to be a champion and that he just wants to have fun and be like other kids his age. So with the help of the Wakefields, he gets his wish. Between hamburgers, basketball, and surfing, Jessica, Elizabeth, and Steven may have done too good a job. Now Christoph refuses to go back to his country. Can Jessica and Elizabeth make him understand all that he'll be missing if he stays?

"Christoph, what's goin on?" Elizabeth asked quietly. "You're not really sick anymore, are you?"
Christoph lowered his eyes.
"You are right. I don't feel sick anymore," Christoph admitted. "The only thing I am sick about now is that I must go home. I don't ever want to go back to East Germany!"
"You can't be serious, Christoph!" Elizabeth exclaimed. "What about your family? They'd miss you terribly."
Christoph began to pace around the room. "They are the reason I don't want to go!" he cried. "All they do is push me to train harder. I am tired of people telling me what to do. I'm going to stay here!"
The twins looked at each other, shocked.
"Christoph," Elizabeth said, her heart pounding. "You don't mean you want to-"
"That's exactly what I mean!" Christoph interrupted. "I am going to defect, and no one can stop me!"

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